Detachable awning for closed-body automobiles



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Patented- Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM RUSSELL SPAULDING, 0F INDEPENDENCE. KANSAS, ASSIG'NOR TO ARTHUR M. BEAMISH. 0F INDEPENDENCE. KANSAS.

. Application filed July 6,

This invention relates to awnings for the side windows of closed body automobiles, of the character of that shown in my copending application Serial No. 79,842, filed on January 7, 1926.

The object of the present invention is to provide improved means for holding the awning in its adjusted position. Under the improved structure of the present invention, I am able to hold the awnings securely in varying positions of adjustment as well as in a lower position than is possible with the structure of my application aforesaid. The means by which these desirable results are secured will be more particularly described in the detailed description which follows.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of a portion of an automobile door having the awning applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through said door with the awning in place.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through a spring wound. roller hereinafter described. I

Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the awning in its opened or lowered position.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the awning in closed position and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the brace in an intermediate position. I

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawings.

Referring now to the drawings 5 designates a part o'fan. automobile body, 6 the frame of the door thereof and 7, the usual. vertically sliding glass of the upper portion of the door. This glass 7. slides in vertical grooves 8. of the 't'rarne of the door and, with the glass lowered, I utilize these grooves to receive the frame of the awning; oi my invention. I

The awning" web A is wound upon a. roller, .aid roller being mounted to turn upon two l'iorizontally dis 'ioscd stub shaft sections 10 and 11. The stub shaft section 10 (see Fig. 3) carries a collar 10". to which one end of a spring 12. is attached. The other end of this spring is secured at 13 to an end wall of the roller. \Vhen the awning web A, is drawn from the roller this spring" placed under tension. Thus. the roller constantly tends to wind the awning thereon. The shaft section ll, is provided with a collar DETACHABLE A'WNING FOR CLOSEDBODY AUTOMOBILES.

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Li, and a compression spring 15,'bcars between this collar and a web 16 which spans the interior of the roller. Thus the stub shaft section 11. may be thrust inwardly with respect to the roller for a purpose hereinafter described.

The outer ends of the stub shaft sections carry vertical frames comprising outer vertical bars 10, 11 inner vertical bars 10 and 11 the upper hori zontal connecting portions 10" and 11, and the lower horizontal connecting portions 10 and 11. It is manifest that the yielding connection provided by the spring 15 renders it possible to move these rigid frame members toward each other enough to permit the location of the bars 10, 11, in alignment with the glass grooves S. and that when these frame members are released said spring will act to'cause them to move apart and thereby firmly engage bars 10 in. said grooves. It is further apparent that when so inserted in the grooves they may he slid bodily up or down as may be desired. in order to most effectually shield the occupants of the automobile from the sun. rain, etc. The main 'run 17 of a U- shaped spreader is engaged with the free edge of the awning and the legs 18 and 19 of said spreader, are hingedly connected by the eyes 20 and 21. with the horizontal portions 10, 11 of the vertical frame.

The structure so far described is substantially lilre that. of my application aforesaid. Under the present invention I provide sleeves 22 and which are slidable along; the legs 18 and 19 of the spreader and I provide sleeves 24 and 25 which are vertically slidable upon the inner bars 10 and 11 of the frames and I pivot-ally connect the ends of angular braces Q6 and 27 to said sleeves as indicated at 27 anel-27 l With the awning in the closed position of Fig. 5, the pull of the spring: woundroller tends to keep the awningr'in said-closed position, to hold the parts tightly together and to prevent undesirable rattlingof the same. When the awning is to be moved to open or protective position the spreader is swung outwardly and downwardly and the sleeves 23 are slipped upwardly upon the bars lO", 11". At the beginningof this opening movement the pull of the spring actuated awning tendsv to move these lslceves downwardly. After they have been moved upwardly a certain distance they move to a .past center position. That is,

the pull of the awning tends to move them .ipwardly or to the too oi? the vertical bars it), 11". Thus when moved to this latter position it is assured that the awning will be securely held ivithout undesirable rattling in its open position. 'lhercattcr the sleeves 22 nd 2:; may he slipucd innardly along the legs 15% and 19 of the spreader to open or lower the awning even more than is possible with the braces in the position illustrated in Fig. t, and by virtue oi the angular shape of the braces and their manner of attachment to the depending ears of the sleeves 22 and said sleeves will remain in the position illustrated in Fig 6 and thus hold the awninp; in extreme lowered position.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes Within its purview Whatever changes fairly come Within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. A structure of the character described comprising va spring Wound roller, an awn- .ing web thcreon, a mounting for said roller comprising a pair of vertical frames adapted to engage in the glass grooves of an automobile door, a spreader the legs of which are hinged, for vertical swinging movement upon said frames, sleeves siidabie upon said spreader and upon the vertical trames rc spring roller.

r structure as recited in claim 1 wherein said braces are of angular formation.

3. A structure at the character described comprising a spring actuated roller, an awn-- .ing "web thereon a mounting for said roller comprising a pair of verticaliy disposed ii'rames mo able toward and from each other and comprising inner vertical members and outer vertical members, the outer vertical members being adapted to engage in the glass grooveso'f an automobile door, spring means tending to move said frames apart, a U-shap id spreader with which the lower edge of the awning is engaged, the legs oi? said spreader being hingedly connected to the lower portions of said frame, sleeves slidaloly mounted upon the inner vertical members of the frame, sleeves slidably mounted upon the legs of the spreader and angular braces pivotally connected to projecting ears; of said sleeves and movable to past center position Where they are held under the tension exerted through the awning Web by the In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

VVILLMLM R. SPAULDING. 

